THEME EXPLORATION

historical narrative

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
2019 · Martin Scorsese
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory and films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October* fundamentally shaped how cinema constructs and interprets historical events.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces *Ran* and *Kagemusha* deconstruct historical narratives while exploring how perspective and interpretation shape our understanding of the past.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like *Kes* and *I, Daniel Blake* interrogate hidden histories and challenge dominant narratives through intimate human stories.